Psalms 21:5

Psalms 21:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
• New International Version (NIV)Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His glory is great through your salvation; splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.

Context of Psalms 21:5

3For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head. 4He asked life of thee; thou gavest [it] him, length of days for ever and ever. His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him. 6For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance. 7For the king confideth in Jehovah: and through the loving-kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

Psalms 21:5 word by word

גָּד֣וֹל כְּ֭בוֹדוֹ בִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ ה֥וֹד וְ֝הָדָר תְּשַׁוֶּ֥ה עָלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 21:5

• Psalms 3:3But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
• Psalms 62:7With God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
• 2 Samuel 7:8And now, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from the pasture-grounds, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel;
• Isaiah 49:5And now, saith Jehovah, that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I should bring Jacob again to him; (though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorified in the eyes of Jehovah, and my God shall be my strength;)
• Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, with deep-red garments from Bozrah, this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? — I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
• John 13:31When therefore he was gone out Jesus says, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
• John 17:1These things Jesus spoke, and lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son may glorify thee;
• Philippians 2:9Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and granted him a name, that which is above every name,
• Hebrews 8:1Now a summary of the things of which we are speaking [is], We have such a one high priest who has sat down on [the] right hand of the throne of the greatness in the heavens;
• Revelation 5:8And when it took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each a harp and golden bowls full of incenses, which are the prayers of the saints.
• Psalms 110:1Jehovah said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet.
• 1 Chronicles 17:11And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go [to be] with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
• Matthew 28:18And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.
• Ephesians 1:20[in] which he wrought in the Christ [in] raising him from among [the] dead, and he set him down at his right hand in the heavenlies,
• 1 Peter 3:22who is at [the] right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him.

Commentaries on Psalms 21:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5His glory is great - But great as his glory was, it had its greatness from God's salvation. There is no true nobility but of the soul, and the soul has none but what it receives from the grace and salvation of God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5His glory is great in thy salvation - Not in himself; not in anything that he has done, but in what thou hast done. The fact that thou hast saved him, and the manner in which it has been done, has put upon him great honor. He felt indeed that his condition as king, and as to the prospects before him, was one of great “glory” or honor; but he felt at the same time that it was not in “himself,” or for anything that he had done: it was only in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6The king returned victorious from battle and received honor from the people. His greatest honor came from God, who gave him blessings, life, and his presence.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. (Compare 2Sa 7:13-16). The glory and blessedness of the king as head of his line, including Christ, as well as in being God's specially selected servant, exceeded that of all others.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 21:5

• Blessing
• Jesus Continued

In the dictionaries

• Countenance
• Gall
• Intend
• Bible, the
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• Satan, Synagogue of
• Messiah

Commentaries on Psalms 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary